IESE MBA Program Guide 2025

"Hey all, I got admitted in round 2 and this was my experience. I was interviewed by an alumni, it m..." Read More

"Hey all, I got admitted in round 2 and this was my experience. I was interviewed by an alumni, it may be the same for you or it may be one your region’s admissions director. Questions included but not exhaustive: - tell me more about your experience - tapping on your past experience, recount any occasion where you faced great adversity and what was your reaction - motivations for MBA (details are important, in sync with essay content) my interviewer got me to elaborate on my essay examples since the word limit was short - asked me if i had a back up plan if my initial post mba plan did not work out (he proceeded to ground me which i thought was refreshing for an interview) - working style in a team and my approach to handling conflict we spoke about 30 mins and he left 30 mins for QNA the setting was very relaxed and not as intimidating as I expected, so have your stories ready and just be yourself!" Read Less

"Questions were : 1. TMAY with key events in life that shaped your personality. 2. Follow up question..." Read More

"Questions were : 1. TMAY with key events in life that shaped your personality. 2. Follow up question on few things mentioned in TMAY 3. ST/LT goals. Why MBA? Follow up question on goals. 4. Why IESE? 5. Contribution to IESE? 6. Managing Conflict question. 7. How would your partner define you in 3 words? 8. What would your manager say 2 things about you that requires development/improvement? 9. Which other school applied to and how did you choose schools? 10. Who did you speak to at IESE and what did you learn about IESE that you cannot find in brochures?" Read Less

"Very conversational, lasted about 30 mins (including the 3 questions I asked) 1. Tell me about you..." Read More

"Very conversational, lasted about 30 mins (including the 3 questions I asked) 1. Tell me about yourself 2. What triggered the decision to pursue an MBA? 3. Post MBA goals 4. TMAT when you worked with a difficult person 5. Would you do anything differently in your career so far? 6. Imagine yourself in the IESE MBA - how would you approach a peer who is very difficult to work with? 7. What other universities have you applied to? 8. Any questions for me?" Read Less

"with JC - Adcom 0.- do you know about IESE mission? goal 1.- tell me about your interests/hobbies 2..." Read More

"with JC - Adcom 0.- do you know about IESE mission? goal 1.- tell me about your interests/hobbies 2.- tell me about your career 3.- TAMT you supported a difficult decision with data and facts 4.- TAMT you faced differences (on business) with a direct supervisor 5.- Why MBA, why IESE 6.- Long term 7.- Questions to the Adcom" Read Less

"I had my interview with the alumni. It was very conversational. The person had read my entire applic..." Read More

"I had my interview with the alumni. It was very conversational. The person had read my entire application pretty thoroughly and I had questions on almost every section that I wrote. 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Why MBA at this point & why IESE 3. What was your evaluation criteria while choosing a Bschool 4. Leadership experience - some behavioral questions around that. 5. Current job roles & responsibilities. 6. Some specific questions about the extra curriculars that I had mentioned. 7. How do you work in a group, some examples on the same. 8. Why Europe schools & why not any other region like US Overall lasted for an hour. Very good experience." Read Less

"For me, the interview with IESE was unexpected. Unlike other MBAs who asked about my achievements or..." Read More

"For me, the interview with IESE was unexpected. Unlike other MBAs who asked about my achievements or academics, the IESE rep asked me many personal questions that showed my true color. It shows my strength, weakness, and life in general. Of course, they asked why I wanted to get an MBA, IESE, and my career goals. But so far, the interview with IESE’s Adcom has been very personal & nice. I didn’t think I would get accepted because the interview seemed so casual; even the AdCom asked why my GMAT score (especially the verbal score) wasn’t that good. My wife laughed at me because the interview was so unexpected & light!" Read Less

"The idea of assessment day Is to gauge your class contribution. 1. Read the case multiple times befo..." Read More

"The idea of assessment day Is to gauge your class contribution. 1. Read the case multiple times before the day 2. summarise the case provided in you own words. 3. Make sure you answer or ask relevant questions during the sessions. 4. Be audible, consise and sound intelligent during the session 5. Don’t be weird, corky or sound like a "know it all" and also don’t be forgettable. Leave a positive impact on the class. 6. Enjoy it and be yourself All the best." Read Less

"The admissions director had gone through my entire application, hence there were no generic question..." Read More

"The admissions director had gone through my entire application, hence there were no generic questions. 1. Tell me about your passion? 2. Why did you choose your undergraduate degree? 3. How will you tell other automobile engineers, what you do at work? 4. Tell me about the research paper you submitted in undergrad? What problem did it solve? 5. Short-term and long term goals, followup questions on that- industry, function, geographic location, target companies, visa requirements in-depth. 6. Why IESE? 7. What other schools and reason for choosing those schools? 8. Hobbies in tennis and whether I still pursue it?" Read Less

"Was relatively conversational. had it online over teams, bang on 1 hour duration. - introduce yours..." Read More

"Was relatively conversational. had it online over teams, bang on 1 hour duration. - introduce yourself - walk me through your profile - biggest achievement - what moment in childhood defines you - a time you failed - how would your team describe you - describe yourself in two words - interests outside of work - any questions for me" Read Less

"The interview lasted about 50 minutes and was fairly conversational. Below are a few of the question..." Read More

"The interview lasted about 50 minutes and was fairly conversational. Below are a few of the questions: 1. Tell me about yourself 2. What draws you to the start up world? 3. What was your biggest takeaway from your first job? 4. What was your most challenging project in your first job? 5. What do you say your leadership style is? 6. Tell me about a time you didn't agree with someone, how did you handle it? 7. Tell me about a time you can't meet your deliverable. What did you do about it? 8. The course is pretty rigorous, how well do you deal with stress? 9. Which other schools have you applied to? and why is IESE different? 10. Why MBA right now? 11. What are the key factors that you looked at while shortlisting schools? Good luck!" Read Less